Hanging out at Silver Lanes Bowling Alley in Lincoln Heights shopping center was one of the few things that young boys were permitted to do. As long as someone was feeding the pinball machines we were tolerated. Not much thought had been put to providing meaningful pastimes for pre-teen youths with little or no cash. So much time was spent waiting for something to happen, and usually something never did. Sometimes a fight would break out in the parking lot, and everyone would watch.
Hanging out at Silver Lanes Bowling Alley in Lincoln Heights shopping center was one of the few things that young boys were permitted to do. As long as someone was feeding the pinball machines we were tolerated. Not much thought had been put to providing meaningful pastimes for pre-teen youths with little or no cash. So much time was spent waiting for something to happen, and usually something never did. Sometimes a fight would break out in the parking lot, and everyone would watch.
